The exciting new cosy mystery featuring the former head of MI6's Q Branch, Major Boothroyd, from the James Bond universe.
Dismissed from MI6's Q Branch, where he developed weapons and field technology, Major Boothroyd (aka 'Q') has found a new lease of life as an amateur detective in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water.
Fresh from successfully solving the murder of his childhood friend, Q is now hired by the police to re-examine the unsolved killing of Lawrence Noble, a tech millionaire turned online antique dealer.
Why was Noble tortured before his death? What is the significance of the circular golden object inscribed with mysterious runes found by his body?
As Q investigates, danger stalks those around him, and he soon finds himself dragged into a chilling conspiracy where past and present meet in a way he could not possibly have imagined . . .
| ISBN: | 9781804188699 |
| Publication date: | 22nd October 2026 |
| Author: | Vaseem Khan |
| Publisher: | Zaffre an imprint of Bonnier Books UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Series: | Q Mysteries |
| Primary Genre | Espionage and spy thriller |
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The exciting new cosy mystery featuring the former head of MI6's Q Branch, Major Boothroyd, from the James Bond universe.Dismissed from MI6's Q Branch, where he developed weapons and field technology, Major Boothroyd (aka 'Q') has found a new lease of life as an amateur detective in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water.Fresh from successfully solving the murder of his childhood friend, Q is now hired by the police to re-examine the unsolved killing of Lawrence Noble, a tech millionaire turned online antique dealer.Why was Noble tortured before his death? What is the significance of the circular golden object inscribed with mysterious runes found by his body?As Q investigates, danger stalks those around him, and he soon finds himself dragged into a chilling conspiracy where past and present meet in a way he could not possibly have imagined . . .
The Man With the Golden Compass features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Espionage and spy thriller, Thriller and Suspense, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Espionage and spy thriller, Fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery
Paperback, Hardback. £18.00, down from the £20.00 cover price. Pre-order. 22nd October 2026.
The Man With the Golden Compass was written by Vaseem Khan and published by Zaffre an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
The Man With the Golden Compass has 352 pages
Yes it is part of Q Mysteries series
£18.00, reduced from £20.00. Pre-order. 22nd October 2026.
